The National tribune., 1887-11-17
PERSONAL.

Col. Peter d. Yroom, Captain, Sd U 8. Cav, who
was in the city last week. from his home ia Tren-
ton, N. j., is a lineal descendant of Gen. Vroom
OF the Revolutionary army and inherits from him
n membership of the Society Of the Cincinnati.
He is now on leave from Texas. During the war
he was in the I'd n. J. Cav.
Gen. Edward $. Meyer. u 8. Army, was in the
city last week from his present home in Cleveland,
o., where he has resided for the past 10 years.
During the war he was dresdfully wounded In tho
face, and since being placed the retired list in
lSz2 has been practeing law, part Of the time az
u 5. District Attorney of Northern Ohio.
Mai. Theodore j. Eekerson, U. 8 Army, who
was retired two years ago is in the city from his
home in Oregon.
Ulysses S. Grant, the second son OF the General,
and usually called Buck" on account Of his hav-
ing been born in Ohio, married Miss Chaffee,
daughter OF the Colorado silver king. Recent rich
discoveries in the mines she owns have increased
her fortune quite largely.
COmrade Charles E. Coon, formerly Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury, has returned from q
three months visit to England whittier he went to
interest capitalists in enterprises with which
he was connected. He was quite successful.
II transpires that the sharp Chilians-who ara
termed the Yankees of South America got in
lot of fine work on the removal of Gen. Kill
PdJElCk - EeuliUH5. l0ey cn1rgeu cZ,UDO Tor the
coffin alone and put in bills for other expense con-
nected with the disinterment and removal amount
ing in all to $1,000. They seem to treat every
thing that comes into their hands as they did Peru
skin il alive.
David g. Cronk, the famous Adirondacks guide,
served through the war in the I'D N. Y. and the
I'd Veteran Cav. He is a member In good standing
of DAvignon Post, No. $40, Department. of New
York, Ausable Forks ". Y. The Post was named
after Dr. Francis j. D'Avignon, who was an officer
of the Goth ". Y. and afterward Chief Surgeon Of
the Sixth Corps. Comrade Cronk is about so years
old, genial, pleasant gentleman, and dead shot.
The veterans of the 7th Conn. have placed in the
Asylum Hill Congregational Church, Hartford
tablet in memory of the late Mrs. Harriet FoOte
Hawley, wife of their old commander. It is Of
polished red marble. with FURNISHED brass plate
bearing the dates and places of her birth and DEATH
and this tribute: By the Grace of God, Harriet
FoOte Hawley lived a helpful life; brave, tender
and true; soldier and servant of Jesus Christ"
Gen. w. t. Clark, formerly Adjutant- General OF
the Army of the Tennessee has established him.
self in Denver. Colo, in the law business. The
General has fine talents, and has heretofore won
much distinction in this profession. Every mem
Der of the gallant old Army of the Tennessee and
host of friends who not associated with that
organization will wish him unlimited success.
The friends of Brevet Maj. Gen. John P. Hatch,
q. s. A., Colonel I'd Cav.-retred-will be sorry to
learn that he has written his old friend, Maj
William Howard Mills that he will be unable TO
spend the coming Winter in Washington, as had
been anticipated. The General, il is stated, was
the only cavalry General during the late that
caused an entire division to sharpen its sabers He
was badly wounded a number of times.
| Gen. George B. Dandy, who has been ordered to
Washington for a tour of duty as Depot Quarter
master, out in 1852 as Colonel of the Tooth n.
Y. and was brevetted Brigadier- General March 10,
/ 1865. He entered the Regular Army i'm 1855 and 10
at the head of the list of QuartermasteTs with
/ the rank of Major